Pricing

How to build accurate bids that win contracts and stay profitable.

How to price a government contract bid
Step-by-step pricing framework for federal contracts: loaded labor, overhead, margin, and the three tests every bid must pass before you submit.
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Markup vs margin
A 25% markup is not the same as a 25% margin. The conversion formula, and exactly how much money the confusion costs over a five-year contract.
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Calculating your fully-loaded labor rate
The seven components of a fully-loaded labor rate, where to find each input, and why memorized multipliers cost contractors money on every billable hour.
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